Australian Native Plants

  Astartea 'Winter Pink'


Astartea 'Winter Pink' photo
Astartea heteranthera (cultivated, labelled) Maranoa Gardens, Balwyn, Victoria, Australia

Photograph by Melburnian. Some rights reserved.    (view image details)



Growth Characteristics information is sourced from: State Flora Catalog, Government of South Australia Licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license.



PLANT FACTS

Description
Astartea 'Winter Pink' is a dense compact shrub with open pink flowers most of the year.

Growth Characteristics
Height (m): 0.5 - 1
Spread (m): 0.5 - 1.5
Soil Texture: sand, loam, clay
Soil pH: acid soils, neutral soils
Frost Sensitivity: moderately sensitive
Minimum Rainfall (mm): 450
Flower Colour: pink
Flower Season: winter, spring

(source: SA State Flora Catalog)

Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Myrtales
Family:Myrtaceae
Genus:Astartea
Variety:'Winter Pink'